Musician records soundtrack... for a train

A musician has recorded a concept album composed specifically for one rail journey.

Steve Spiro wrote and recorded the album during the commute from his home in East Grinstead, West Sussex, to Victoria, as a "soundtrack" to his journey.

Described as "ambient electronica fused with poetry and sound design", the album forms a real-time soundtrack for listeners travelling on the 18.23 train from Victoria to East Grinstead. It is also designed to correspond to the landscape outside the window.

Mr Spiro, a former record producer who worked with pop acts including The Pet Shop Boys and MC Hammer, said his album, called Frequent Traveller, was inspired by the view from the train.

He spent a year making the album. Armed with a laptop, small keyboard and a pair of headphones, he made the whole album on the train, spending two hours a day on it during his commute.The album is due out on May 28 and consists of 12 tracks, each named after its corresponding station.

Mr Spiro, 49, said: "I used the landscape to set the mood of each track. The album starts at Clapham Junction."